Chapter 1161
Joining Forces with the Mountain People to Resist the Enemy
Chapter 1161 Joining Forces with the Mountain People to Resist the Enemy
Dangdang Dangdang!
"General Liang's troops from the Great Wei are passing through; the people of Wei need not panic!!" A powerful voice suddenly rang out, and the villagers did not flee.
He was extremely excited: "General Liang, is it General Liang from the capital who has arrived?"
"Good heavens! We've actually met the real General Liang! What incredible luck! Let's go, let's go pay our respects!"
"Yes, yes, yes, let's go see him quickly. Even if we don't get any real benefits from meeting him, the fact that we've met General Liang is something we can brag about for the rest of our lives!"
The magistrate of Kang County said it was very embarrassing.
But now was not the time to scold the villagers; scolding them wouldn't get through and would be a waste of breath. So he hurriedly sent someone to say, "Shout out that the villagers must stay put. Anyone who dares to disturb General Liang will be punished with caning."
"Let's go together to meet General Liang, along with the officials and soldiers from the two counties, as well as Elder Qiong and Elder Xun."
After the group reunited, they hurriedly went to greet General Liang.
The scouts have already reported to General Liang that this place belongs to the Baofu County troops.
General Liang led his personal guards and arrived ahead of time.
Fifteen minutes later, the two groups met up.
"Magistrate Kang and Magistrate Lin, you have done a good job. The villagers look like decent human beings now." General Liang praised them and promised, "I will write a letter to His Majesty to report your achievements."
Magistrate Lin trembled with excitement but quickly composed himself and bowed, saying, "General, you flatter me. Protecting the people is my duty. Moreover, Magistrate Kang and Lieutenant Zhong have worked the hardest along the way. I and the people of Wei in Linshan County have always relied on your care."
"Magistrate Lin is too modest." General Liang inquired again about their journey, and asked, "Has anyone been infected with any disease?"
Kang and Lin hurriedly replied, "Reporting to the general, we have kept records of illnesses along the way. Fortunately, there were cases of illness, but no cases of epidemic disease."
This is also the result of the two departments of the government and the army keeping a close eye on the spies.
Otherwise, Dongming Prefecture would have been overrun by the rat plague long ago.
The reason why the rat plague did not break out in Tianmang Prefecture was because the Eastern Desert army was about to attack Tianmang Prefecture and was afraid of contracting the plague themselves, so they did not introduce the rat plague into Tianmang Prefecture.
"Very good." General Liang breathed a sigh of relief, then instructed, "Continue to keep a close eye on the troops and strictly prevent the disease from breaking out in the ranks."
"Yes," Magistrate Kang and the others replied respectfully.
"Are the Qin, Guan, Jiang, and San families here?" General Liang said, "I would like to see them, both men and women. The men and women of these three families are all outstanding individuals."
Outstanding person?
Such harsh praise?
County Lieutenant Zhong immediately went to make arrangements: "Please wait a moment, I will go and invite them right away."
"Yes." General Liang nodded in agreement.
While waiting, he also looked at the "Records of Things That Happened Along the Way" submitted by the two counties.
The campsite was too large, and it took half an hour before the Qin, Guan, and Jiang families were brought to the outside of General Liang's tent.
"General, the Jiang family from Qin Pass has arrived," a guard reported.
"Please," General Liang instructed.
With a whoosh, dozens of people were led into the large tent.
"Greetings, Madam." Since everyone in the tent was trustworthy, General Liang no longer hesitated and stood up to greet Madam Guan, only to be scolded by her.
"Why did General Liang lead his troops away from the capital city? After you left, how will the hundreds of thousands of Wei people enter the city to escape the ravages of war?"
"Who controls the military in the capital city now? The commander of the ancient capital? Can he open the city gates and let hundreds of thousands of Wei citizens into the city to escape the ravages of war?!"
"His Majesty appointed the general to guard the northeastern prefecture, and the general has done an excellent job over the past few years. How could you, at the last moment, relinquish the power you held in your hands to someone else!" "And the person you gave it to is very likely someone who would not help the people. General, you have failed at the last hurdle. You have caused the deaths of all the Wei people who fled from the war! Cough cough cough!" Old Madam Guan coughed violently as she cursed.
"Please calm down, Madam!" General Liang hurriedly called for the military doctor to treat Madam Guan.
Granny Chen took the lead and helped Old Madam Guan catch her breath by pressing her acupoints. Old Madam Guan quickly calmed down and continued to scold, "A kind heart cannot command an army. General Liang, you are not suitable to be a general!"
"grandmother."
"Madam Guan."
The clerk and the magistrate interrupted her.
"Hmph!" Madam Guan ignored them and asked General Liang, "Why did you lead your troops to the front lines? What did Gu and Yan do to make you leave the city in such a fit of anger?!"
"Please calm down, Madam. Lords Gu and Yan did nothing wrong. Leading troops to Tianmang Prefecture to fight the enemy was my order."
General Liang explained: "Offense is the best way to resist the enemy. Hiding in the capital city and waiting for the enemy to attack before launching a counterattack is not defending against the enemy, it is waiting to die."
"As long as the Wei army can intercept the Eastern Desert army outside Dongming Prefecture, the capital city and the Wei people who fled to the capital city can live."
"Even if we can't stop the Eastern Desert army, this mission can still buy time for the Wei people to escape... Madam, this is the Wei army, and what we need to do is kill the enemy, intercept the enemy, and prevent the enemy from penetrating deeper into Wei territory!"
These were the heartfelt words of General Liang, a man who had served in the military his entire life.
but……
"Bah! Mercy is no weapon in war! If you can't bring yourself to let the cities outside the capital fall, how can you preserve your fighting strength and rely on the high walls of the capital for a final counterattack?!" Even Madam Guan started cursing: "Fools! With people like you around, it's no wonder that Great Wei deserves to die!"
"shut up!"
"Be bold!"
"Rebel!"
Inside the main tent, Magistrate Kang, Magistrate Lin, Lieutenant Zhong, Lieutenant Shen, Assistant Magistrate Hu, and even Old Master Qiong and General Liang all reprimanded Old Madam Guan.
“You can scold me however you like, but there are some things that cannot be said, otherwise…” General Liang looked at Qin Xiaogu’s pregnant belly: “That would be harming our relatives and friends.”
Qin Xiaomi, who was not afraid of death, replied, "Guan Azu is right. It is a blessing for Great Wei to have you all."
People aren't stupid; they know that her talk of good fortune is sarcastic.
"Xiao Mi, don't be rude!" Grandpa Qin scolded Qin Xiao Mi, then faced General Liang and bowed to him: "This old man pays his respects to General Liang... We will remember General Liang's righteous deeds for generations to come."
General Liang's decision to rush to the aid of Tianmang Prefecture out of reluctance was indeed detrimental to the war situation.
But without General Liang's compassion and mercy, all the villagers in the towns and counties outside the capital would have died.
"Senior, you flatter me. This is what I should do," General Liang replied to Grandpa Qin with the courtesy due to a member of the Wei army.
He then looked at Qin Xiaomi and said, "Your fiancé, that kid Dalang, has already led 100,000 capable mountain people to Dong'ai County. There is a small pass in Dong'ai County. After I lead my troops to join his mountain people army, we will use Dong'ai County as the new battlefield to resist the Eastern Desert army together."
"The mountain militia he led, the remaining troops of Tianmang Prefecture, and the 60,000 troops I led, together forming an army of over 100,000, are now capable of fighting the Eastern Desert army, so..."
He looked at Madam Guan and said, "I did not act rashly, but saw a possibility of a fight, which is why I risked leading my troops out of the capital city."
“Inside the capital city, there are still reinforcements General Chu, Qi Shitian, and my son Liang Zhi. Gu Chengyong dared not refuse to open the city gates to let the Wei people in to escape the war.”
Qi Tianshi was originally going to leave the Northeast State, but due to changes in the situation, he postponed it.
This delay, which has lasted until now, is actually advantageous to General Liang, as it helps him suppress those like Gu Chengyong who do not want to save the Wei people in the countryside.
Upon hearing this, Magistrates Kang and Lin's eyes lit up slightly, and they nodded, saying, "If we join forces with the 100,000 mountain people to fight the enemy, we do have a fighting chance. General Liang's decision to lead the troops out of the city to fight the enemy is a wise move."